Lymphogranuloma venereum

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Lymphatic system

LGV; Lymphogranuloma inguinale; Lymphopathia venereum

Lymphogranuloma venereum can be cured by proper antibiotic therapy. Commonly prescribed medications include tetracycline, doxycycline, and erythromycin.

With treatment, the outlook is good.

• Scarring and narrowing of the rectum
• Long-term inflammation and swelling of the genitalia
• Rectovaginal fistula (an opening between the rectum and vagina)
• Meningoencephalitis (brain inflammation), very rare

Call your health care provider if you have been in contact with someone who may a sexually transmitted disease, including LVG. Also call if symptoms of LVG develop.

Review Date: 10/09/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.